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37 Cards in this Set
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Indictment
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Formal Charge of a crime issued by a grand jury
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Grand Jury
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A group of citizens which determins if there is enough evidence to formally charge a person with a felony
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Appeal
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Right for a higher court to hear a case, issue- due process
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Complaint
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-"the lawsuit" formal document filled by the Plantiff
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Plaintiff
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A Person or part who fills a lawsuit
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Tort
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wonrful acts; negligence; suing for carelessness, 31 type of civil lawsuit
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Prosecution
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Government offical (district attorney) who starts legal proceedings gainst the person who broke the law; holds the "burden of proof"`
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Plea Bargainig
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To pleae guilty to a lesser charge
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Fillbuster
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a tactic to kill a bill in debate in the Senate
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Cloture
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ends a fillbuster in the Senate with 3/5 vote.
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Public Hearings
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Allows citizens ot voice opinion of public policy-both postive & negative
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Conference Committee
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Joint committee, which allows both members of the House and the Senate to dscuss and agree on detail sof a proposed law
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Code of Hammurabi
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1rst written legal code; provide harsh punishments
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Magna Carta
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1rst part of GB consitution-limited power of the British monarch- granted certain basic rights : TRAIL BY JURY, DUE PROCESS & COMMON LAW.
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Enlglish BIll Of Rights
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(1689) freedom of speech-banned cruel & unusual punishment
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Common Law
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A system of law based on precedents and customs; basis for American civil laws.
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Orginal Jurisdiction
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Authority to ehar a case for the 1rst time- Fed, District, NC District, NC Superior
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Appellate Jurisdication
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Authority to hear a case on appeal from a lower court- Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
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Political Party
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group of individuals who have similar ideas of how othe government should be operatd; #1 goal= get their candidate elected
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Third Party
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Minor Party which challegnes two major parties
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Platform
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a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs and positions on how to trun the government
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Patronage
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Giving of government jobs as rewards
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Nonpartisan
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Free from party ties or bias; Board of Education& State Judges
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PAC's
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Organization that helps fun political campaigns in order to persuade candidates to support their interests or beliefs, 1/4 percent of private funding.
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District
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Geographic area which citizens elect representatives to serve them in government.
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Precinct
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Election district
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Primary Election
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election in which voters nominate candidates to represent each party in the general election
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National Convention
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presidential candidates are offical nominated; party platforms are established or rewritten; occurs every 4 yrs.
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Initiative
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A procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constituional amendments ; NO NC
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Proposition
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A petition asking for a new law
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Lobbyist
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Representative of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officals to directly influence their policy maing
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Interest Group
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a group ofpeole who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their belier
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Apathy
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31 reason why citizens don't vote; Lack of interest- Dont Care
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Gerrymandering
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to create a district in order to increase the voting strength of a particular group:NC 12th Distrct
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Electoral College
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elects the President of US : winnger take-all 270
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Mass Media
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A mechanism of mass communications- TV, RADIO, INTERNET,- to influe public opinon
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Exit Polls
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Allows for the prediction of electrons.
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